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Word: padlocks (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1940
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...came back from the war. He was broke. In Minneapolis, where he had once been a police reporter for the Tribune, Captain Billy opened a tavern for ex-soldiers and sailors, called it the Army & Navy Club. When a squad of prohibition-enforcement officers raided the club, put a padlock on the door, Captain Billy went to work in a roadhouse...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Captain Billy Goes West | 2/19/1940 | See Source »

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